Spirit of Truth, Classic Edition > Grade 7 > Unit 3
Lesson 16: Holy Orders: Effects and Living the Sacrament
The scriptural basis, matter, form, minister, and effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
The scriptural basis, matter, form, minister, and effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
Sin is an offense against God.
Baptism is the first Sacrament we receive and is the first of the Sacraments of Initiation.
God gave human beings the special responsibility of being the stewards of creation.
Baptism is prefigured throughout Salvation History.
God gave human beings the special responsibility of being the stewards of creation.
The Mass is a representation of Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross.
A Sacrament is an outward and visible sign of an inward and invisible grace.
In order to live the good life we must cultivate not only the inner life of moral virtue, but the outer life by our participation in our communities, participation in the Sacraments, and instruction by those holy ones who came before us.
After death, our souls are sent to one of three states of being: Heaven, Purgatory, or Hell.
Sin is an offense against God.